Arriving in Xinzheng (2)

So, if he went to find Surprise Carp now,

Red Lotus would definitely be alerted as well.

Tidal Nymph, on the other hand, would know nothing. A mere Innate Martial Artist was not capable of detecting a Grandmaster meeting and speaking with others.

But he had nothing urgent to discuss.

There was no need to be so hasty.

As for why he did not seek out Han Fei, Zi Nu, Wei Zhuang, or the others—while even if none of them were home, Nong Yu would surely be at Purple Orchid Pavilion, and even if Nong Yu was not there either, many of the women in Purple Orchid Pavilion were peripheral members of Quicksand who had seen his face and would not turn him away. At worst, he could wait there for his quarry while eating and drinking. Why not do that, and instead rest in a Netherworld safe house?

That brought up the seriousness of the matter.

If something major had happened,

Something that concerned the survival of Quicksand as an organization,

Then forget staying overnight at Purple Orchid Pavilion—even the palace where Surprise Carp and Red Lotus resided would not be off-limits to Ye Qingcang. Before life and death, everything else was empty. Only by surviving could one have anything.

Han Fei included.

Even if Han Fei were lying in bed,

Ye Qingcang would rush in and drag him out.

But if it was only some trivial matter,

Such as him returning,

Making such a huge fuss over it

Would not only be unnecessary, but excessively dramatic.

Disturbing someone else's sleep on a whim

Was not a good practice.

Life deserved the most basic respect.

Take Violet, for instance. Even though Violet was a lifeform he had personally created, one he had seen from head to toe and even